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These shows have previously aired on PBS and are paired with discussion questions to help get conversations started. If your local station is repeating one of these shows or you own it on DVD, click below to find questions.
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December 2005 Program Picks
As Time Goes By Reunion Special   As Time Goes By
  Reunion Special
Pick up a few years after the original series left off with Dame Judi Dench and Geoffrey Palmer.
Imagining America  Imagining America:
 Icons of 20th-Century American Art
Explore 20th-century America through the words and work of significant artists.
November 2005 Program Picks
American Experience: Las Vegas   American Experience:
  Las Vegas
Celebrate the 100th birthday of Las Vegas.
In Search of Myths and Heroes In Search of Myths and Heroes
Explore four of the world's most famous myths with historian Michael Wood.
October 2005 Program Picks
Frontline: The O.J. Verdict   Frontline:
  The O.J. Verdict
Go behind the scenes of the most controversial verdict in the recent history of the American justice system.
NOVA: Einstein's Big Idea   NOVA:
  Einstein's Big Idea
Unravel the story of how the famous equation E=mc2 came to be.

A Cemetery Special A Cemetery Special
Explore the relationship between cemeteries and modern American culture.
September 2005 Program Picks
American Masters: Writers Series   American Masters:
  Writers Series
Explore the lives of three unique and influential American authors.
American Masters: No Direction Home: Bob Dylan   American Masters:
  No Direction Home:
  Bob Dylan
Get inside access to musical icon Bob Dylan.

JAKERS! The Adventures of Piggley Winks JAKERS! The Adventures of Piggley Winks
Jakers celebrates the special bond between grandparents and grandchildren.
August 2005 Program Picks
History Detectives   History Detectives
Explore artifacts and legends from across the country in the third season of History Detectives.
P.O.V. P.O.V.: Hiding and Seeking
  - Faith and Tolerance
  After the Holocaust
Explore the Holocaust's effect on faith in God, as well as faith in one's fellow human beings.
July 2005 Program Picks
Guns, Germs & Steel   Guns, Germs & Steel
Did guns, germs and steel influence history?
Whale Rider Whale Rider
A contemporary story of love, rejection and triumph as a young girl fights to fulfill her destiny.
June 2005 Program Picks

History Detectives History Detectives
Explore artifacts and legends from across the country in the third season of History Detectives.
May 2005 Program Picks
American Masters: James Dean   American Masters:
  James Dean:
  Sense Memories
Celebrate the life of James Dean, an iconic cinema figure and American legacy.
American Experience American Experience:
Guerrilla: The Taking of
Patty Hearst
Get a thorough account of the first terrorist group to hold not just an heiress, but an entire nation, hostage.
April 2005 Program Picks
Nature: Deep Jungle   Nature: Deep Jungle
A jungle expedition - with new technology - like never before.
Cooking Under Fire Cooking Under Fire
Aspiring chefs compete to see if they have what it takes to excel in the culinary world.
March 2005 Program Picks
Antiques Roadshow FYI   Antiques Roadshow FYI
Ever wondered what happened to the treasures discovered on Antiques Roadshow?
Mark Twain Prize 2005 On Stage at the
Kennedy Center:
The Mark Twain Prize 2004
Watch Lorne Michaels, creator and executive producer of Saturday Night Live, receive the 7th annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.
February 2005 Program Picks
Slavery and the Making of America   Slavery and the Making of America
This groundbreaking series chronicles the institution of American slavery and explores new perspectives that challenge many long-held notions.
NOVA: Saving the National Treasures NOVA: Saving the National Treasures
Go behind-the-scenes to see how some of our nation's most important historical documents are being preserved and protected.
January 2005 Program Picks
Do You Speak American?   Do You Speak American?
Hear Americans in all their glory, talking their talk.
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
Explore the life and career of the first African-American heavyweight champion and one of the greatest fighters of the 20th century.
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